Somebody's waiting back home in DallasWith no idea where she has goneGot her suitcase all packed upIn the back of the pickupGot her red knee-high luccheses onShe's on any old two-laneWest bound she knows'Cause she was chasing her shadowWhen the sun finally roseMan, she's just runningIt don't matter whereShe figures she'll know where she is when she's there

But she didn't leave nothin' she can't do withoutThat's enough reason for leavin' no doubtShe rolls down the window, turns up a songLaughs at the weather and says, hello, I'm gone

She broke down in LubbockGot it stuck in reverseSo she hitched down the highwayHer little gun in her purseGot to the stationStared at the phoneFound herself thinkin' about calling for home

And she didn't leave nothin' she can't do withoutThat's enough reason for leavin' no doubtShe dropped in a quarter made herself strongAll that she told him was, "Hello, I'm gone"

Then she called up a tow truckSaid, "Fix up what's wrongI'm paying in cash boysHello, I'm gone"